In-fighting at Democratic and Nixon frame at convention
The SDN Column notes the Democratic National Convention shows more professional but still restrained infighting than the Republicans. Texas leaders including Gov. Connally push to keep unit rule. Nixon looms as a strong opponent. The column recalls Kay Francis and Hollywood stars fading from fame and shifts to old censorship norms and television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Tom Gordon
Abilene
John Connally
Richard M. Nixon
Kay Francis
Hollywood
Jean Harlow
Carole Lombard
Carole Landis
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
GWTV
Wacil McNair
Humphrey Closes In On Nomination Amid Convention Fight
Hubert Humphrey nears a first ballot win with about 150 votes to go as Kennedy urges no new drafts. Daley controls Illinois and could push Humphrey over. Maddox exits, signaling a potential Wallace third party bid amid the party’s antiwar plank debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Associated Press
Humphrey
Kennedy Brothers
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Illinois
Daley
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
Alabama
George Wallace
South
Texas Ranger Captain Frank Probst Honored at Retirement Dinner
Texas Ranger Captain Frank Probst of Lubbock retired after a 40 year career with a dinner at the Scurry County Coliseum attended by fellow rangers from across the state. Col. Speir presented a certificate of appreciation as Probst received a shotgun and a photo album from his Ranger Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Ranger
Frank Probst
Lubbock
Center
Scurry County Coliseum
Pete Snelson
Midland
Col
Wilson E
Pat) Speir
Department of Public Safety
Texas
Scurry County
Capt. Probst
Probst
John Wood
Corpus Christi
Sweetwater
Live Oak County
Grayson County
Highway Patrol
Beeville
Texas Rangers
M. D. (Kelly) Rogers
Amarillo
S. B
Gene Graves
Keith Collier
Luther Moore
Bill Zimmerman
Moore
Abilene
Zimmerman
DPS
Schools Begin Term as Snyder District Opens 1968-69
Snyder pupils start the 1968-69 term with orientation sessions completed. Kindergarten and first grade preps occurred today across six elementary schools, while regular classes begin Thursday. Motorists are told to observe 20 mph school zone limits as students return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Steve Clark
Bill J. Hood
Clark
Hood
Notable events in history for August 28
Highlights include Hudson discovering Delaware Bay in 1609 Goethe born in 1749 Tolstoy born in 1828 Parliament bans slavery in 1833 Carnegie funds Hague Palace dedication in 1913 Germany declares war on Romania in 1916 New Georgia battle ends in 1943 Zabrcze coal mine fire in 2013 civil rights rally in 1968 UK cabinet reshuffle in 196? and 201?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hudson
Delaware Bay
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Count Leo Tolsoy
Hague
Netherlands
Andrew Carnegie
Germany
Romania
New Georgia
Solomons
Zabrcze
Poland
Washington
Harold Wilson
Department of Economic Affairs
Weather outlook for Texas regions
The report covers temperatures and skies across Texas. Highs range from 78 to 100 degrees with lows from 60 to 78 overnight. Showers and thunderstorms are possible in northeast central and north areas, especially Thursday, with cooler conditions expected in many sections. Winds vary by coast and region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Northwest
Cavalrymen Face Enemy Infiltrators Near Saigon
American air cavalry units of the 101st Air Cavalry clashed with a sizable Viet Cong force 34 miles northwest of Saigon. Viet Cong rockets also struck Saigon for the third time in two months, killing three civilians and wounding five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
101St Air Cavalry Division
Dant
Czechs Refuse Ratification of Moscow Pact
Prague reports the National Assembly demanded a firm withdrawal deadline for Soviet led troops and condemned the occupation as illegal. Informants say the body will not ratify the Moscow agreement, claiming it was signed under pressure and that opposition to terms is hardening despite appeals by Dubcek and Svoboda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovak National Assembly
National Assembly
Moscow
Communist Party Central Committee
Alexander Dubecek
Ludvik Svoboda
Dubcek
Tive
Kennedy declines Democratic presidential nomination
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy says he cannot accept the Democratic nomination for president citing personal and family reasons. He appeals to backers at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to cease activity on his behalf so the convention can choose a nominee from contenders already in contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Washington
Massachusetts
Glen Taggart Dies Rites Set Thursday
Glenn Taggart 54 of Ira died Tuesday afternoon at Veterans Administration Hospital Big Spring. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday Bell Seale Chapel with Rev Phillip Goodrum and Rev O L Gober officiating. Burial Hillside Memorial Garden. Survived by wife Dorothy Nichols Taggart, daughter Darlene, daughter Mrs Bob Clifton, three sisters, one brother, and one grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Taggart
Veterans Administration Hospital
Big Spring
Bell - Seale
Phillip Goodrum
Ropesville
O. L. Gober
Ira Baptist Church
Hillside Memorial Garden
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Rotan
Taggart
Dorothy. Nichols
Stamford
The
Baptist Church
Darlene Taggart
Bob Clifton
Snyder
Fred Northcutt
San Angelo
Paul Pawney
Gail
Accusations Exchange No Progress In Peace Talks
In Paris the United States accuses North Vietnam of meddling in U.S. politics and demands withdrawal. Ha Noi envoy Xuan Thuy rebukes U.S. claims, urging an end to American internal interference. Harriman urges serious peacemaking while condemning bombing and foreign meddling as talks stall. Both sides hold firm on ending U.S. military action and resuming peace efforts.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Johnson
Thuy
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
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Roy
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Ranger
Democratic Socialist Party
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South Dakota
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
McGovern
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
McCarthy
Knight
International Amphitheatre
Tennessee
South Carolina
Teddy
Glen Taggart
Vietnam
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